Newton Division 2015 [Archive]

S.P.A.M.er 17

15-04-2015, 14:13

Divisions are out! Check out Newton here (http://championship-notifier.evanforbes.net:3000/division/Newton).

Team List:

# Name
25 Raider Robotix
74 Team C.H.A.O.S
100 The WildHats
118 Robonauts
133 B.E.R.T
155 The Technonuts
175 Buzz RObotics
190 Gompei and the H.E.R.D
195 Cyber Knights
269 CooneyTech
295 Renevatio
321 RoboLancers
533 The PSIcotics
537 Charger Robotics
540 Talon 540 Godwin Robotics
587 Hedgehogs
932 Circuit Chargers
955 CV Robotics
1094 Channel Cats
1111 The Power Hawks
1466 Webb Robotics
1671 Buchanan Bird Brains
1678 Citrus Circuits
1720 PhyXTHGears
1741 Red Alert
1756 Argos
1918 NC Gears
1983 Skunk Works Robotics
2039 Rockford Robotics
2158 ausTIN CANs
2339 Robolopes
2468 Team Appreciate
2522 Royal Robotics
2607 The Figting RoboVikings
2761 IronHorse Robotics
2877 LigerBots
3015 Ranger Robotics
3039 Wildcat Robotics
3130 The ERRORS
3137 T-Birds
3171 P.R.I.D.E
3310 Black Hawk Robotics
3314 Mechanical Mustangs
3464 Sim-City
3467 The Windham Windup
3539 BYting Bulldogs
3574 HIGH TEKERZ
3641 The Flying Toasters
3783 Robo Wildcats
3785 Gila Monsters
3838 Roc City Robotix
3940 CyberTooth
4013 Clockwork Mania
4118 Roaring Riptide
4188 Columbus Space Program
4322 Clockwork Oranges
4471 SPARTRONS
4501 Humans
4522 Team SCREAM
4541 CAV-ineers
4575 The Tin Mints
4678 CyberCavs
4841 Optimal Robotics
4842 Botrregos
4903 Mustangs
4954 4-H Palindrome Robotics
5012 Gryffingear
5027 Event Horizon
5188 Classified Robotics
5418 The Sonic ScrewDrivers
5479 Cafe Bot
5489 CSI Golden Eagle Robotics
5495 Aluminati
5511 Cortechs Robotics
5526 tCATs
5529 Visalia Vanquishers
5710 The O-Bots

Top 20 Max OPR (From the link provided):

118 138.08
1678 102.81
1671 100.01
195 87.96
1756 84.26
1983 80.16
2607 72.07
1918 71.27
3130 71.25
3641 71.07
2468 66.68
955 65.39
3467 64.74
2522 62.80
4678 62.17
3171 62.16
155 62.01
4188 60.91
74 60.85
175 60.67
5188 58.55

Abhishek R

15-04-2015, 14:15

My money is on Newton to win Einstein.

MechEng83

15-04-2015, 14:17

4 Indiana teams in Newton! We're excited to compete with 1720, 3940, and 5188 as well as all the other great teams from around the world!

Coach Norm

15-04-2015, 14:18

2468 is excited to be in Newton with several old friends and looking forward to matches with new friends.

Bob Steele

15-04-2015, 14:30

Dunngeon

15-04-2015, 14:34

Wow, this looks like it's going to be fun! We're super excited to make lots of new friends this year and play with old ones.

Are we actually going to have a Qualification match with 1983?! Only time will tell :rolleyes:

nuggetsyl

15-04-2015, 14:35

Newton has always been good to us. Time to add a new feature to our robot.

mrwright

15-04-2015, 14:36

Team 4522- Team SCREAM is proud to be on Newton with the rest of these awesome teams!

CTbiker105

15-04-2015, 14:48

This should be fun. 195 is happy to be in Newton once again.

carpedav000

15-04-2015, 15:15

My money is on Newton to win Einstein.

What makes you think that? Have you seen Curie?

Abhishek R

15-04-2015, 15:19

What makes you think that? Have you seen Curie?

A bit of gut feeling, and an abundance of "canburglars."

dellagd

15-04-2015, 15:20

2607 is very excited to be able to play in the venerable Newton Division!

Well, hopefully we won't be needing many trips to the practice field...

RoboChair

15-04-2015, 15:27

A bit of gut feeling, and an abundance of "canburglars."

Quoted for Truth.

carpedav000

15-04-2015, 15:31

A bit of gut feeling, and an abundance of "canburglars."

Nothin wrong with gut feelings.

BenGuy

15-04-2015, 15:32

carpedav000

15-04-2015, 15:39

Just a quick question, how many landfill bots do we have in Newton?

List of teams I know:
118
1741
1720

VexisDarksteele

15-04-2015, 15:41

I'm from 3641, what a diverse group of teams (at least for us.) I expected that we'd be with a ton of other Michigan teams, but we're one of the few Michigan teams in the division,:ahh: But I certainly look forward to working with teams from all around the country, good luck Newton teams! :D

Hey, that's a familiar logo! :p Hehe

I noticed this, too... When we were in Galileo in 2013, there were a few more Michigan teams than this, but again we were kinda isolated. A lot of them went to Curie that year, I think.

It makes me really curious how FIRST decides which teams go to which divisions...

Justin Montois

15-04-2015, 15:44

3015 is pumped to bring our machine to the classic Newton Division.

At first glance, Newton has some incredibly fast canburglars in 118, 1678 and 3310. It's going to be interesting to see how alliance selections goes when you include all of the other great robots. Can't wait!

kathrynmariel

15-04-2015, 15:54

Just a quick question, how many landfill bots do we have in Newton?

List of teams I know:
118
1741
1720

Team 1111 is also a land fill bot

Looking at the online database the only other one I can see is 2158 but a lot of teams haven't filled it out.

GilaMonsterAlex

15-04-2015, 15:57

The Gila Monsters (3785) is proud and excited to be a part of Newton Division this year. This is the first time attending Championship.

TDav540

15-04-2015, 16:00

540 is proud to represent Virginia in Newton! :D

Mammaloon

15-04-2015, 16:00

The Ligerbots, from Newton,MA, are excited to be in Newton

Bpk9p4

15-04-2015, 16:02

Team 1111 is also a land fill bot

Looking at the online database the only other one I can see is 2158 but a lot of teams haven't filled it out.

1756 can do landfill. Put up 2 stack of 6 and a stack of 5
http://www.thebluealliance.com/match/2015ilch_qm33

also can do 3 stack of 6 from feeder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGww...C9wQRyaHUmAe_O

Nick Lawrence

15-04-2015, 16:12

Team 3940 is excited to show off some new features of our robot (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/41949) in the Newton division.

See you all there!

-Nick

carpedav000

15-04-2015, 16:47

Updated list of Newton landfill bots:

2158
1756
1741
1720
1111
118

Anyone else?

nuggetsyl

15-04-2015, 17:22

Updated list of Newton landfill bots:

2158
1756
1741
1720
1111
118

Anyone else?
3130
3539
3314

Tinmint1

15-04-2015, 17:28

537 is a landfill bot as well

ajaquin3171

15-04-2015, 17:32

Team 3171 is capable of playing land fill. However we prefer to play from the human player station.

Sean Raia

15-04-2015, 17:34

We will almost definitely be seeing Newton in the grand finals. Probably rivaled by Carson.
This division is very top heavy

KamalRC

15-04-2015, 18:01

Could someone start the scouting sheet for we can figure out who are all the great canburglar in the division? :D

RoboChair

15-04-2015, 19:02

Could someone start the scouting sheet for we can figure out who are all the great canburglar in the division? :D

It's not going to be very useful information. The number of teams with new or upgraded systems is going to take that list and render it obsolete.

dellagd

15-04-2015, 19:06

Could someone start the scouting sheet for we can figure out who are all the great canburglar in the division? :D

There is already one going for all divisions (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=136582), and due to this being the internet, refer to this (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1471670&postcount=28).

dzf209

15-04-2015, 19:12

4118 is excited to be a part of the Newton Division this year and having the opportunity to compete against some of the best in the world. See you next week!

lbarger

15-04-2015, 19:24

587 is happy to be joining the fun and to be one of two teams representing NC in the Newton Division division. We can do land fill and are adding bin burglars for Champs.

InFlight

15-04-2015, 19:49

3574 is happy to join our Skunky friends in Newton. Funny to have both teams from Highline School District on one field.

You can add 3574 to the list of landfill bots, and the easiest one to spot.

King Boopington

15-04-2015, 20:25

118 and 1678 have won together already this season (Sacramento-Week 4). My money's on them to get to Einstein.

WeJohnFriedIt

15-04-2015, 21:03

1466 is a landfill robot as well. We can't wait to compete with you guys!

carpedav000

15-04-2015, 21:45

Alright, so now my list reads:

118
537
587
1111
1466
1720
1741
1756
2158
3140
3171
3314
3574

Anyone I'm missing?

Dunngeon

15-04-2015, 21:45

118 and 1678 have won together already this season (Sacramento-Week 4). My money's on them to get to Einstein.

They are definitely the obvious pairing, and it'll probably happen if either of them seeds first. They still have to be wary of the qualification schedule though.

rahulbekal

15-04-2015, 23:15

118 and 1678 have won together already this season (Sacramento-Week 4). My money's on them to get to Einstein.

1671 is excited to compete on Newton again. We look forward to competing with everyone as well as joining 1678 and 118 on Newton, who we competed with in Week 4 in Davis.

RoboAlum

15-04-2015, 23:41

Alright, so now my list reads:

118
537
587
1111
1466
1720
1741
1756
2158
3140
3171
3314
3574

Anyone I'm missing?
We are a landfill bot too

LCJ

15-04-2015, 23:58

I think many scouters will be surprised by the improvements that some of the teams will have made by champs.
We may be one of those surprising teams...

Jeremy Germita

16-04-2015, 03:17

5012 is excited to be playing on Newton this year!

carpedav000

16-04-2015, 06:00

So, Newton division, what features do you guys want to see in a robot for alliance selections?

EmileH

16-04-2015, 06:02

3467 can play landfill but it isn't our preferred method. From the HP station we can make 2 6-stacks and cap them or do 4 5-stacks uncapped for our partner to cap (we usually have enough time to cap one of our own stacks). From the landfill we probably can do 2-3 5-stacks uncapped or 1-2 6-stacks capped but we haven't yet tested this theory.

carpedav000

16-04-2015, 06:07

4 5-stacks uncapped for our partner to cap (we usually have enough time to cap one of our own stacks).

In that case, I hope we have an alliance together at some point. Whether it be elims or quals.

mj371

16-04-2015, 08:55

Alright, so now my list reads:

118
537
587
1111
1466
1720
1741
1756
2158
3140
3171
3314
3574

Anyone I'm missing?

Team 3539 is a landfill bot

Spartan710

16-04-2015, 09:23

Team 74 is happy to playing in Newton. I am glad to play in a division that isn't over run by michigan teams. I like to go to worlds and play with teams I don't get to play with all year.

forbes

16-04-2015, 09:59

Note: Newton lost a team and is now at a total of 75 (and is currently the smallest division).

MechEng83

16-04-2015, 10:04

Note: Newton lost a team and is now at a total of 75 (and is currently the smallest division).

Looks like we lost 3783.

Think they'll move someone from Archimedes, or will we stay with 75?

kathrynmariel

16-04-2015, 11:07

Looks like we lost 3783.

Think they'll move someone from Archimedes, or will we stay with 75?

Looking at the range of teams I doubt they will move a team but you never know with FIRST

TedG

16-04-2015, 11:20

1756 can do landfill. Put up 2 stack of 6 and a stack of 5
http://www.thebluealliance.com/match/2015ilch_qm33

also can do 3 stack of 6 from feeder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGww...C9wQRyaHUmAe_O
Did I see a tether wire to a robot in that video on the red alliance? If so what is the purpose of it and didn't it cause tangling problems with robots driving over it?

Just curious

Bpk9p4

16-04-2015, 11:47

Did I see a tether wire to a robot in that video on the red alliance? If so what is the purpose of it and didn't it cause tangling problems with robots driving over it?

Just curious

The wires is 1756 tether to there slide. It is used to connect are robot to a slide. We have gone through extensive testing to find the best tether that is the least likely to get tangled.

Side note it looks like one of the video links are broken. Bellow are the correct links

1756 can do landfill. Put up 2 stack of 6 and a stack of 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGwwnA2oW34&index=39&list=PLGEVWSs4MszgG8Tb8agC9wQRyaHUmAe_O

also can do 3 stack of 6 from feeder
http://www.thebluealliance.com/match/2015ilch_qm33

Bob Steele

16-04-2015, 12:43

forbes

16-04-2015, 13:21

Looking at the range of teams I doubt they will move a team but you never know with FIRST

It looks like they moved 2522 to Newton from Archimedes.

Kyler Hagler

16-04-2015, 13:27

It looks like they moved a team from Archimedes.

Who did they move?

Edit: Looks Like you updated your post.

MechEng83

16-04-2015, 13:28

Welcome to Newton, 2522!

Bob Steele

16-04-2015, 13:36

It's great to see another Washington team coming to Newton
Welcome Royals!! We look forward to playing with you!!

:)

RoboAlum

16-04-2015, 13:45

Can we get something together maybe a google doc of robot pics from every team in newton. Would help alot of teams out.

We cant wait to show off a few new upgrades.

Bpk9p4

16-04-2015, 13:50

1756

Have you changed your tether since the last match you showed (the three stack)? It appeared that your partner got caught on it. Can you explain?
thanks!! You guys sure can stack...

How do you use your can grabbers? Do you have to stack without your ramp then?

We look forward to playing with you on Newton!!

Sorry about that one i forgot they got tangled in are tether. i modified the post above to be more correct. From what i remember they got tangled due to excessive turning on the tether and were the only one to get tangled at Midwest.

The can grabber can be used in Auto to grab 2 cans or during teleop to grab a single can.

During playoffs we gave the ramp away so that we could have the option to do auto can grabber. However we found are 3 tote auto to be worth more points due to are teammate having a great can grabber.

we can play without are ramp though. We have put up 2 stack of 6 and 1 stack of 5 from the land fill. I am pretty sure if we did it correctly we could put up 3 stack from the landfill.

Bob Steele

16-04-2015, 14:19

Thanks for the info
We look forward to playing with you on Newton!!
You look like you have a terrific robot!!

carpedav000

16-04-2015, 14:24

Can we get something together maybe a google doc of robot pics from every team in newton. Would help alot of teams out.

We cant wait to show off a few new upgrades.

I think this would be a good idea, it could be a way for people who can't see a team's number to identify the team.

rahulbekal

16-04-2015, 14:33

The can grabber can be used in Auto to grab 2 cans or during teleop to grab a single can.

Do you guys have any video of your can grabber ?

Bpk9p4

16-04-2015, 14:47

Thanks for the info
We look forward to playing with you on Newton!!
You look like you have a terrific robot!!

thanks you guys are looking good to. Can you get can from the step?

Bpk9p4

16-04-2015, 14:51

Do you guys have any video of your can grabber ?

We ended up only using them once in a match during teleopo. We are making new grabbers that should preform better.

Can you guys grab cans from the middle? How do you deal with knocked over cans?

Poseidon5817

16-04-2015, 17:26

We ended up only using them once in a match during teleop. We are making new grabbers that should preform better.

Can you guys grab cans from the middle? How do you deal with knocked over cans?

We cannot grab cans from the middle. If we have a knocked-over can we upright it and then grab it, takes ~5 seconds extra vs. picking up an upright can. Can you give a match number where you used your can burglar? I watched some of your matches last night but never saw it. You guys are looking like a strong bot, especially if you thrown on some fast burglars, and landfill stacking will be valuable.

Trevor Gardner

16-04-2015, 18:14

Yes, we can get cans from the step. We've used it in auto and teleop in our matches.

kathrynmariel

16-04-2015, 18:37

Our 2 can grabber can be seen at 1:16
video from Tech Valley Regional (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhvy6GpAJy4&feature=autoshare)
(we are working on improvements this was our first tests of it :) )
[also at 2:33 you can see me throwing a noodle :D :o ]

Here's (https://youtu.be/Ezpvkd_fZ_M) our robot reveal that includes footage of our robots can grabber

Citrus Dad

16-04-2015, 23:24

Skunk Works is ready to stink up Newton again.
Looking forward to playing with our buddies 955 and lots of other friends both old ones and new ones to make while we are there!!

Good luck to everyone!!
This could be fun.....

And playing with 1678 for the THIRD year in a row! Makes watching matches with my sister and brother in law much easier when we're on the same field.:)

Citrus Dad

16-04-2015, 23:25

Dunngeon

17-04-2015, 00:57

May the marketing begin! ;)

We don't have bin grabbers, but we can consume cheesecake rapidly...

At worlds, we should have (finally) the ability to stack with tipped over bins without wasting 15 seconds.

Bpk9p4

17-04-2015, 08:52

We cannot grab cans from the middle. If we have a knocked-over can we upright it and then grab it, takes ~5 seconds extra vs. picking up an upright can. Can you give a match number where you used your can burglar? I watched some of your matches last night but never saw it. You guys are looking like a strong bot, especially if you thrown on some fast burglars, and landfill stacking will be valuable.

We do not have a video of are bot using auto grabbers but we did do it once during teleop http://www.thebluealliance.com/match/2015ilch_qm54

RoboAlum

17-04-2015, 11:57

We will be ready to flip totes right side up and we love the cheesecake and dont mind being tethered to a ramp

BenGuy

17-04-2015, 12:12

Hey, that's a familiar logo! :p Hehe

I noticed this, too... When we were in Galileo in 2013, there were a few more Michigan teams than this, but again we were kinda isolated. A lot of them went to Curie that year, I think.

It makes me really curious how FIRST decides which teams go to which divisions...

I know right! Hopper and Archimedes have almost all of the big Michigan teams.:confused: :ahh: :yikes:

mj371

17-04-2015, 13:28

I know right! Hopper and Archimedes have almost all of the big Michigan teams.:confused: :ahh: :yikes:

Yeah we're two of only four Michigan teams in Newton this year!:ahh:

BriteBacon

17-04-2015, 14:08

Yeah we're two of only FIVE Michigan teams in Newton this year!:ahh:

FTFY

mj371

17-04-2015, 21:06

FTFY

74, 1918, 3539, 3641, and 5710. Huh. I don't know how I messed that up. Thanks!

ccresta1386

18-04-2015, 22:34

We are looking forward to seeing all of these great robots on Newton. We have made several upgrades, allowing us to turn our 5 stacks into 6 stacks, we can do at minimum 2 capped+noodled stacks. Also we are working on perfecting our 20 pt auto.

lbarger

19-04-2015, 09:20

Like many other teams 587 will be upgrading our robot at championships. We've been testing a two bin grabber on our practice bot and it looks very encouraging. Can't wait to see it on the field. Also modified our arms so we can quickly stand bins upright as most of us seem to prefer them in that orientation.

carpedav000

19-04-2015, 10:11

Anyone tried to make a 0.2 pound canburglar? :eek: ::rtm::

bhsrobotics1671

20-04-2015, 00:02

Our students just finished putting together a little highlight video of our robot at the two regionals we attended this year and it also includes a sneak peak of our new auton they have been working on.

Enjoy and see you all in a few days!

https://youtu.be/NVTRUIfjxxU

Abhishek R

20-04-2015, 14:29

who716

20-04-2015, 14:58

What makes you think that? Have you seen Curie?

have you seen carson its going to be carson and curie in finals thats where my money is

Poseidon5817

20-04-2015, 15:04

JohnSchneider

20-04-2015, 15:53

It's hard to win when the other alliance has 7 bins to your 3. Raw stacking power does you know good unless you have bins in your possession. Whoever pairs with 1678 will win Newton and whoever pairs with 971 will likely win their division also.

Really?

steelerborn

20-04-2015, 16:03

It's hard to win when the other alliance has 7 bins to your 3. Raw stacking power does you no good unless you have bins in your possession. Whoever pairs with 1678 will win Newton and whoever pairs with 971 will likely win their division also.

I think that is a fairly good prediction. 1678 has shown that they have a very reliable can grabbing system, and also another set for cheesecake that is fairly reliable as well. A team that picks them has a good chance for getting all 4 cans from the step, which would be hard to beat. They also are a great team with a history of doing well at champs.

JohnSchneider what about that prediction is not reasonable?

CTbiker105

20-04-2015, 16:04

Really?

I wouldn't say that prediction is inherently wrong. 1678's canburglar and overtly offensive power could potentially guarantee their win. Assuming their scouting system is as comprehensive as it was last year, and assuming they rank as high as predicted, they're in pretty good shape to validate that prediction.

JohnSchneider

20-04-2015, 16:14

I just didn't realize we had collectively thrown in the can burgling towel. No one sent us the memo.

steelerborn

20-04-2015, 16:27

I just didn't realize we had collectively thrown in the can burgling towel. No one sent us the memo.

I think the point is that this is one team that has the potential of getting 4 containers with just one pick. Their cheesecake arms have been shown to be reliable and effective.

Bob Steele

20-04-2015, 16:52

I just didn't realize we had collectively thrown in the can burgling towel. No one sent us the memo.

I think your team might have something to say about this...

It will be fun

Michael Corsetto

20-04-2015, 17:01

I just didn't realize we had collectively thrown in the can burgling towel. No one sent us the memo.

John,

3310 inspired us to drop out 4 can grabber and try something new.

Everyone should know that the race has only begun.

Deciding a winner now would be foolish.

We look forward to playing with and racing against some of the best teams in the world.

-Mike

JohnSchneider

20-04-2015, 17:04

John,

3310 inspired us to drop out 4 can grabber and try something new.

Everyone should know that the race has only begun.

Deciding a winner now would be foolish.

We look forward to playing with and racing against some of the best teams in the world.

-Mike

Wasn't a knock on you guys. But it's a competition, and it bothers me so many people give up so easily :)

steelerborn

20-04-2015, 17:22

I don't think anyone has given up I think it was just an opinion based on what has been seen so far.

kathrynmariel

20-04-2015, 17:28

Team 1111 has been working on a 4 can grabber ;)

RoboChair

20-04-2015, 17:32

May the battle of the milliseconds commence swiftly and end decisively!

Remember, every 0.001 second adds up.

Dunngeon

20-04-2015, 18:36

I don't think anyone has given up I think it was just an opinion based on what has been seen so far.

What you've seen so far is nothing compared to what we're going to see come Thursday.

RoboChair

20-04-2015, 18:43

What you've seen so far is nothing compared to what we're going to see come Thursday.

And Saturday is going to make Thursday and Friday look glacial.

Nuttyman54

20-04-2015, 19:15

And Saturday is going to make Thursday and Friday look glacial.

http://img.4plebs.org/boards/tv/image/1407/52/1407523302122.gif

Dunngeon

20-04-2015, 19:31

And Saturday is going to make Thursday and Friday look glacial.

Sounds like fun!

themccannman

20-04-2015, 20:03

I think that is a fairly good prediction. 1678 has shown that they have a very reliable can grabbing system, and also another set for cheesecake that is fairly reliable as well. A team that picks them has a good chance for getting all 4 cans from the step, which would be hard to beat. They also are a great team with a history of doing well at champs.

JohnSchneider what about that prediction is not reasonable?

I'm not gonna lie, I don't feel nearly that confident, if we're not the fastest then we have a very slim chance of winning anything. No one has any idea how fast anyone else is. No matter how fast we go there's always someone who could go faster. I can tell you that the mechanism we showed off during the season definitely wouldn't cut it, I doubt it would have been good enough to make it through division semifinals. We're going as fast as we can with the materials available to us, but that still may not be fast enough, and I'm definitely not willing to put down any money until I see what everyone else has up their sleeve.

carpedav000

20-04-2015, 21:10

Our robot isn't the fastest canburglar when it comes to lifting the can off the step. But if we get ahold of it, there's a higher chance of us being dragged across the center step than losing the can (where we grab it also gives us the advantage of leverage).

Wayne TenBrink

20-04-2015, 22:40

This will be interesting. With so many teams pushing the envelope on their previous experience, so many teams trying to break into this aspect of the game for the first time, and so little opportunity to fine tune these finely tuned systems on the practice field, I expect to see a more than a few cans left on the step - and a good dose of robo-barf on the field, too.

Bring plenty of popcorn. Its going to be fun to watch.

BriteBacon

21-04-2015, 12:44

Are any teams planning on taking videos of all of the matches?

dellagd

21-04-2015, 15:27

We will be recording the quals at the least and will try to also get the eliminations. With all of the school work (AP) after Champs it will be a few weeks before we can get them online though.

steelerborn

25-04-2015, 13:34

Congratulations to 118, 1678, 1671, and 5012 on winning Newton!!

billbo911

25-04-2015, 13:55

Congratulations to 118, 1678, 1671, and 5012 on winning Newton!!

We have had the pleasure of competing with an against 3 out of 4 of these teams this year (sorry Griffengear, you were not included, I'm sure it would have been exciting).
I can say from personal experience, all of these teams are a CLASS ACT!! I wish you well on Einstein!

Bpk9p4

25-04-2015, 23:21

roystur44

26-04-2015, 12:19

Wow those were some exciting matches. I was rooting for you guys from the beginning. The Newton team comes from behind and outscores the Curie juggernaut by 1 piece of litter, then soundly defeats the Hopper team by can burgling and executing perfection. When I saw Wave Robotics machine with 3 cans and the yellow totes my mouth dropped.

Playing against these three teams during regional play I couldn't figure out how Team 1671 got on the #1 alliance. They are really one of the best stackers of all the robots this year. I know Mike C just jumped for joy after the second to the last pick when he saw the Bird Brains were still left. Key pick and that propels the Newton gang to be World Champions.

Congrats you guys great robots, great teams, great showing.

Special Congrats to Mike C. Awesome dude!!!

Ubiquity

26-04-2015, 16:40

Had the pleasure of flying out of ST. Louis with the Circuits. Mike C. was totally horse. In case you failed to notice: THERE WERE THREE CALIFORNIA TEAMS ON the WINNING ALLIANCE (oh yeah and a NASA House team from Texas.) Team 5027 is grateful to 1678 and 254 for picking us as your can burglar at SVR. We never thought we get to Champs, but you made our dream come true. We'd also like to thank 1918 and 3310 for going head to head with us in Can Tug-o-War. The full 2 minute Teleop battle with 3310 has to be our proudest moment in 5027 team history.

Ubiquity

26-04-2015, 19:27

Anyone know where videos of matches get posted?

DrWatson

26-04-2015, 23:05

Coach Norm

27-04-2015, 15:03

FRC 2468 would like to extend our Appreciation to:

- #3 Alliance Captains FRC 3130 the Errors for choosing us as your number one pick for eliminations. You were an excellent team captain and put together a very strong alliance.

- FRC 3310 Blackhawk Robotics - It was great to be on the field in eliminations with you again after Hub City. Maybe the most consistent can burglar in FRC this year (and as Kris Verdeyen, Newton MC, said it kicked off the Manhattan projects of Can Burglars) provided us extra containers every match. And a big congrats in the Control award. I have to agree with my wife, this machine needs sounds that coordinates with the movement of the arm. :) :D

- FRC 537 Charger Robotics for allowing our alliance to cheesecake them if it was needed and for providing a solid human player in the matches.

We would like to extend our congratulations to:

-#Newtonwinners and #Einsteinwinners of FRC 118 Robonauts, FRC 1678 Citrus Circuits, FRC 1671 Buchanan Bird Brains and FRC 5012 Gryffingear. The elimination matches in our division were exciting to watch. You put up an average of 249.9 points per match in Newton elimination matches with a high of 256 and a low of 238 - what an example of consistency and performing at the right time.

- FRC !95 Cyber Knights on your #2 alliance captainship and for your well deserved Engineering Inspiration award. You provide a shining example for what FRC teams should strive to be.

As a coach/mentor, I cannot begin to express how much fun it was to get to compete with all the other teams in Newton. It was great to get compete with our #TeamTexas teams (FRC 118, FRC 2158 and FRC 3310) as well getting to know so many new teams from FRC.

Thanks goes out to FRC 1477 Texas Torque http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136883&highlight=trading+cards for the Team Trading cards you provided for all the Texas Teams at Champs this year. The cards were a big hit and looked so professional. I think FIRST, FRC Regional Directors or teams need to look more into this idea. It provides a very clear professional standard to share about your team and program.

Thanks to all the volunteers, judges, referees, field reset and team queue volunteers for you dedication and time. It would not have happened without you.

Ubiquity

27-04-2015, 18:09

Does anyone have any video footage of qualification match #46 in Newton? Our robot flipped and we were able to right ourselves again using our pick up arm. We had never flipped before so we never tested righting. First time trying was in this match! We want to collect as much footage as possible for some kind of montage.

IMHO that was the second most exciting match on Newton ;) Ditto on video coverage, I desperately want to see match #78 a couple of dozen times again.

78 Fri 4/24 - 10:34 AM 5027 5479 3467|3310 3464 5418 | 74 2

Our tug-of-war resulted in a 74 - 2 score - not good for qualifying, but we were auditioning for elimination. It turns out both drivers were trying to let go of that can, but letting go was not considered as design priority.

Banderoonies

27-04-2015, 19:57

Want to give a big thanks to are alliance partners 195, 3015, and 4522. It was amazing getting to play with you and look forward to playing with you guy again. congratulations to 118, 1678, 1671, and 5012 on winning Newton and Einstein. It was a lot of fun playing against you. We gave it all we had but you by far out played us.

Also special shout out to 1983. It was great getting to know you guys and look forward to playing with you in the future.

195 had an awesome time at your side. This was a GREAT alliance!

118, 1678, 1671 and 5012 deserve all our congratulations and respect. It was an honor being on the field with you. An Einstein win that was well deserved! You are all amazing!